1. He obeyed your whims and began to hide
The secret of one who obeys desire is forbidden
١. لبَّى هَواكُم فابتَدى يَكتُم
وسرُّ من لبَّى الهَوى مُحرِمُ
2. So I said, spears guide me, indeed
The pilgrims' rituals are complete with blood
٢. فقلت إدلَح أوصِني إنَّما
تمامُ نُسكِ المُحرِمينَ الدَّمُ
3. Then we cast him aside, and his body
Became neither mine nor yours
٣. ثمَّ اطَّرَحناهُ ومَجفُونَه
فصارَ لا مِنَّا ولا مِنكُمُ
4. And the slender one's seduction, exhausted
The worst divider is the oath sworn
٤. وفاتنِ المُقلةِ منهوكةٍ
وشرُّ ما بالمَقسِم المُقسَمُ
5. It remains unsafe from her, though you
Think she is safe with you
٥. يكونُ لا يُسلَمُ مِنها وما
عِندكَ منها أنَّها تَسلَمُ
6. And people unanimously blamed him
Unjustly, saying he judges poorly
٦. وأجمعَ النَّاسُ عَلى لَومِهِ
ظُلماً وقالُوا ساءَ ما يَحكمُ
7. Until, exceeding in his injustice
When wronged, they wronged even more
٧. حتَّى إذا أسرَفَ في ظُلمِه
وهُم إذا ما ظُلموا أظلَمُ
8. It became clear it was an opportunity
God singled out for him against them
٨. تَبيَّنُوها أنَّها فُرصةٌ
أفردَه اللَّهُ بها فِيهمُ